Hmong Traditions – Family & Gender Roles
Being part of a family has always been important to the Hmongs and it is one of the basic parts of a Hmong life. They…
Being part of a family has always been important to the Hmongs and it is one of the basic parts of a Hmong life. They…
In a traditional Hmong society, divorce is rare. It is frowned upon and considered a disgrace to their family. However, it is allowed but not…
In the Hmong culture when a man finds a woman that he wants to marry, he must pay a bride price or dowry to the…
Bride kidnapping or forced marriage is an old tradition that is rarely practiced today and is a form of marriage by abduction, it is known…
The older generation of the Hmong people believes in polygamy, where a Hmong man can have more than one wife as long as he can…
The courtship in a traditional Hmong culture is not like it is in the United States. The boys and girls tend to stay apart more…
In the traditional Hmong marriage, Hmongs with the same clan name are forbidden to marry each other and therefore must find a marriage partner from…